Huddled in front of the “O” in the Toronto sign, a group of local women are undeterred by the freezing temperatures.

Standing outside in the cold is good practice for what many of them will be doing in January when they travel to D.C. for a massive “Women’s March on Washington” following Donald Trump’s inauguration.

“It’s going to be brutal but we’re prepared,” said organizer Penelope Chester from inside the hood of a parka.

The march is meant to support women and minorities, “to join in diversity to show our presence in numbers too great to ignore,” according to a mission statement on the event’s webpage. Everyone, regardless of gender, is welcome.

Interest in the women’s march has swelled since mid-November. Over 230,000 people have RSVP’d on Facebook, celebrities such as Amy Schumer have signed on, and solidarity marches are planned in cities around the world, including Toronto.

The Toronto delegation convened on Nathan Phillips Square last week to film a video about why they’re marching.

“I think it’s really important to show that we collectively are watching and we’re going to be vigilant during these next few years,” said Chester, an American citizen living in Toronto.

It’s not a protest against Trump, Chester stressed, but rather a show of solidarity with those who were targets of sexist and racist statements he made during his campaign.